Super Starbucks Card

by Samantha Russell

The coffee and holiday flavored drinks may be on the pricier side, but Starbucks is topping itself once again!

The coffee chain is now offering a "super premium" gift card. According to USA Today, Starbucks{}is releasing the Starbucks Metal Card, which costs a whopping $450!{}It's loaded with $400.Starbucks says it costs another 50 dollars to make the card, which is made of steel instead of plastic.{}

It will only make 5,000 of the cards, sold through Gilt.com{}Starbucks members can start buying it Thursday. Everyone else, Friday.{}

Not everyone's a fan of the concept. {}One cultural anthropologist tells USA Today it's a card for the "one percent," and it's all about status.{}